The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for interventions in form of grants from the state and the federal Government for victims of the EndSARS protest whose businesses and means of livelihoods were affected.
The Chamber also empathized with the families of all those who lost their lives recommending that their families be compensated.
LCCI also urged banks to which some of the victims were indebted to, to be compassionate especially for the business community.
President of LCCI, Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, in a statement, stressed the need to consider employees who are at the risk of losing their jobs as a result of the deplorable incidents.
Mabogunje further appealed to the Federal Government to come to the aid of the Lagos State Government to rebuild the large number of assets that were destroyed by the hoodlums that hijacked the protest.
This she said has become necessary in view of the current challenging economic conditions that the state was already grappling with.
Mabogunje said: “We need to embed in the governance process the norms and ideals of the democratic process: rule of law, transparency and accountability in political governance, and citizen engagement, among others.”
The LCCI urged all citizens that may have suffered from all forms of police brutality and injustice to cooperate with the Lagos State Government to bring about restitution and some form of closure on the unfortunate incidents.
“We are all in this together and we need the cooperation and support of all to build a Lagos and Nigeria of our dreams.”
